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North Words: Ernestine Hayes
It is the 10th anniversary of the North Words Writers’ Symposium this week in Skagway. KHNS caught up with Alaska writers from the symposium’s faculty to hear some "north words" from the source. Ernestine Saankalaxt' Hayes was Alaska’s writer laureate from 2016-2018....
North Words Writers Symposium celebrates 10 years
The North Words Writers Symposium kicked off this Wednesday in Skagway. This year is the 10th Anniversary of “Writing on the frontiers of language.” Forty writers gathered in downtown Skagway’s AB Hall Thursday morning for the first full day of panels at the annual...
Seven applicants vie for CFEC Commissioner seat
Seven people are being considered to serve as Commissioners for CFEC — Alaska’s Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. While it may seem like stiff competition, getting the job may be the easy part. Seven people have interviewed for a CFEC Commissioner seat. That’s...
Haines Borough Assembly passes plastic bag ban
The Haines Borough Assembly approved a plastic bag ban earlier this week. Starting January 1, it will be unlawful for businesses in Haines to provide single-use non-compostable plastic shopping bags to customers. The bag ban was championed by sixth graders from the...
Assembly delays decision on expanding raft guiding on the Chilkat
At Haines’ first Assembly meeting this year, disagreement and uncertainty about launch sites for guided tours on the Chilkat River delayed one business owner’s attempts to expand. Joe Ordonez runs Rainbow Glacier Adventures. Among other tours, his company offers...
USFS and local firefighters continue to battle 8.5 mile fire
The U.S. Forest Service and some Haines volunteer firefighters are still working to contain the 8.5 mile fire. The state of Alaska and the Forest Service have a cooperative agreement that says any wildfires burning more than 300 feet from the road fall under federal...
Seventeen students leave district during winter break
Teachers at the Haines School got a surprise when taking attendance for the first time the holidays: an unexpected number of their students were missing. Seventeen students didn’t return to the Haines School district after winter break. In total, that’s a little more...
Haines Borough to hold additional budget hearing amid proposed cuts
The new fiscal year starts in a little more than a month, and the Haines Borough still needs to pass an operating budget for 2020. At a meeting of the borough assembly Tuesday, members of the public raised concerns about the budget process and requested more time to...
The “8.5 mile” fire destroys a home, spreads to State Forest land
A five acre fire destroyed one home in Haines and spread to State Forest land Monday night. The National Forest Service is flying in Tuesday evening to aid the local volunteer fire department. A fire started at 8 and a half mile on the Haines Highway at about six...
Drug incidents spur Haines police chief to speak out
Drug use in Haines is provoking tough interactions and conversations with both residents and police. The police chief posted a letter on Facebook last week about what people can do to safely intervene in uncomfortable situations. Police Chief Heath Scott issued a...